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Galle vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Galle is 15.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% less in Galle
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Galle
Transportation: pay 39.4% less in Galle
Housing: pay 45.6% less in Galle
Childcare: pay 90.7% less in Galle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Galle
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Galle

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Galle. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Galle.

Galle vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Galle instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 25.3% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Galle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,986.53	$2.97 LKR917.39	-40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,981.15	$8.26 LKR2,548.30	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,715.14	$0.76 LKR234.18	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,650.72	$0.36 LKR111.87	-60.3%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Galle
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,597.61	$0.33 LKR101.93	-80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,781.96	$6.78 LKR2,092.16	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,649.02	$6.57 LKR2,025.74	-19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,270.66	$1.90 LKR586.11	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,028.23	$2.05 LKR632.42	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,237.49	$3.30 LKR1,017.18	+82.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,535.64	$0.41 LKR127.15	-53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,651.49	$2.69 LKR830.14	+40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,937.30	$0.55 LKR169.10	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,505.42	$0.51 LKR157.79	-41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,145.56	$0.58 LKR178.39	+7.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 39.4% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Galle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,308.52	$4.12 LKR1,269.87	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,374.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR195,868,029.72	$26,432.11 LKR8,154,563.05	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,186.85	$2.97 LKR917.39	-67.2%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 45.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Galle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,086.31	$13.22 LKR4,077.28	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,925,112.27	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,094,935.34	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331,720.63	$38.78 LKR11,963.83	-53.3%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 90.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Galle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,172,543.31	$33.87 LKR10,448.03	-88.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,547,432.22	$505.51 LKR155,956.02	-92.9%
Average			-90.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Galle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,829.58	$1.82 LKR560.63	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,098.46	$2.67 LKR823.33	+5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,494.95	$10.24 LKR3,159.89	+446.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,554.45	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,989.90	$3.30 LKR1,019.32	-11.9%
Average			+122.6%

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Galle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR102,930.65	$26.56 LKR8,194.91	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,270.49	$17.76 LKR5,478.85	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351,762.99	$67.21 LKR20,735.12	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240,637.87	$38.07 LKR11,746.45	-36.8%
Average			-20.3%

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